Meaningful Care Matters

Meaningful Care Matters Meaningful Care Matters’ primary goal is to collaboratively create meaningful care cultures where people are ‘Free to be Me’. Why? Every Life Matters.

Meaning Matters. Moments Matter. People Matter.

This Valentine’s Day, we’re sharing a love story that reminds us what’s truly possible when care is rooted in choice, di...
14/02/2026

This Valentine’s Day, we’re sharing a love story that reminds us what’s truly possible when care is rooted in choice, dignity, and heart.
Shantel and Jonathan moved into Alexander Place Jarlette Health Services already in love and when they learned they’d be living in the same home, Jonathan proposed. What followed was a wedding brought to life by an entire community: staff, volunteers, residents, and even their dog Dekota as ring bearer.
Today, they share a room, a life, and a future - giving back to the community they now call home.
Their story is proof that long-term care can still be a place of love, growth, joy, and dreams coming true.
Happy Valentine’s Day from all of us at Meaningful Care Matters with thanks to Alexander Place for sharing this story.

14/02/2026

Valentine’s Day brings mixed emotions for those who have loved and lost. But many love stories endure in the face of illness, and .
“We’ve always been a team. We still are. You help me and I help you. We help each other because we love each other,” Ray Mercer, a well-known singer in a country and western group, Mercer Brothers in tells the story of his love for his wife, Mary, and how they continue to dance.
MINT Memory Clinic
To hear Ray’s beautiful love song in full, listen to https://ow.ly/tk0R50Y5a9r

We are excited to begin the journey with The Villa Centre from Jarlette Health Services. Here’s to supporting in actio...
12/02/2026

We are excited to begin the journey with The Villa Centre from Jarlette Health Services. Here’s to supporting in action.

11/02/2026

“It’s a unique way of looking after family members.”
“It’s been an amazing journey.”
Willard and Benjamin, team members at Wren Hall share how they have found working in a having come from and to join this new family.

One of the most powerful parts of learning is who you learn with.Free To Be Me brings together leaders who share a passi...
10/02/2026

One of the most powerful parts of learning is who you learn with.
Free To Be Me brings together leaders who share a passion for emotion-focused, person-centred care — creating space for reflection, connection and inspiration to BE the change you want to see!
📍 Ontario dates March 2026
https://ow.ly/Yirl50XTM9V

Making pizzas for offers lots of opportunities for sensory fun in environments – rolling the dough, choosing the top...
09/02/2026

Making pizzas for offers lots of opportunities for sensory fun in environments – rolling the dough, choosing the toppings, arranging them on the base, adding the herbs and of course enjoying the smells and the tastes.
What’s your favourite and what’s the ingredient you would never order?

National Send a Card to a Friend Day is observed on February 7th in the to foster , show and combat the monotony of...
07/02/2026

National Send a Card to a Friend Day is observed on February 7th in the to foster , show and combat the monotony of often junk-filled mailboxes.
Why not help people to choose, make or buy a card to write to a friend who they haven’t seen for a while?
Whose day would be brightened by hearing from you by post, or even by hand?
Have you kept cards from years ago from family and friends? Why do you think the written word is different to the spoken word?

Change doesn’t have to be all or nothing. Surely as the saying goes, ‘it is better to light one small candle than to cu...
06/02/2026

Change doesn’t have to be all or nothing. Surely as the saying goes, ‘it is better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness?”
We can find the ‘low-hanging fruit’ – the things we can change, rather than become stuck or overwhelmed by all there is still to do.

Free To Be Me is about sharing ideas, inspiration, and practical learning that can support meaningful change, wherever you are on your journey.
📍 Ontario, Canada — March 2026
https://ow.ly/MlTO50XTLOa

Today is day which encourages us to open up more about and break down barriers in sharing how we are feeling. When...
05/02/2026

Today is day which encourages us to open up more about and break down barriers in sharing how we are feeling. When we ask someone how they are doing, how ready are we stop and listen to the honest answer?
When working in and , we are giving a lot emotionally every day to people – at work as well as at home. This can take its toll, so feeling the safety and compassion of colleagues who genuinely care can make a difference. Sometimes it is also the people we support who notice when we are low, and may give us a hug, a kind word or a listening ear.
The hallmark of a great or is where there is and

reminds us that all over the world, none of us have not been affected by in some way. Whether you are supporting som...
04/02/2026

reminds us that all over the world, none of us have not been affected by in some way.
Whether you are supporting someone living with a diagnosis or working with someone who is going through treatment or a bereavement, we have come a long way since cancer was a taboo topic.
As Cary Adams, CEO UICC - Union for International Cancer Control says, ‘Every individual facing cancer has a unique story, a unique experience – and yet, we are all united by a shared commitment to create a world where we look beyond the disease and see the person before the patient.”

“We want change… but where do we begin?”This is one of the most common questions we hear from people working in care.Fre...
28/01/2026

“We want change… but where do we begin?”
This is one of the most common questions we hear from people working in care.
Free To Be Me was created to offer a supportive, structured starting point for leaders passionate about meaningful change.
📍 Ontario dates starting March 2026. Visit https://ow.ly/U6uS50XTLFP.

Coorheen House at St Brendan’s CNU was the first house to embark upon the journey and has achieved accreditation f...
27/01/2026

Coorheen House at St Brendan’s CNU was the first house to embark upon the journey and has achieved accreditation for another year!
We loved seeing people having their hair done and being pampered at the dressing table area in the main Day Room, and the different spaces to spend time such as a small Chapel room in the home area, which was created for the nuns and priests living in the home and others who enjoy a peaceful space.
One of the team members told us, “What matters is we can spend more time without feeling we are wrong to sit down… We learnt about bringing normal life for people with dementia. Feelings are still important. People miss things and we help make the day brighter. I changed a lot after the Butterfly Training!”

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